JP2006048455A - Data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processor capable of transmitting value data to a non-contact communication medium in the state of incorporating the non-contact communication medium in a portable terminal regardless of the difference of the model of the portable terminal or the like to thereby improve convenience. <P>SOLUTION: A value data processor is provided with a mounting part for mounting the portable terminal thereon in the state of incorporating a non-contact recording medium, an opening / closing means for the mounting part, and a control means for controlling them. By the control means, the communication confirmation processing of communicating with the non-contact recording medium present on the mounting part and confirming communication propriety, the value data transmission processing of transmitting the value data to the non-contact recording medium, and the closing processing of closing the mounting part by the opening / closing means at least before the implementation of the value data transmission processing are implemented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a data processing apparatus that communicates value data with a contactless communication medium such as a contactless IC card in a contactless manner.

Conventionally, a non-contact IC card has been proposed as a medium capable of recording value data, and the use of this non-contact IC card as electronic money has been proposed.
In order to use such a contactless IC card while recording the value of electronic money or the like, it is necessary to charge the value (add value), and it is necessary to communicate stably when charging. .

  In order to stabilize the communication, it is effective to take a non-contact IC card alone into the data processing apparatus, but it is troublesome for the user to take out the non-contact IC card from the wallet or portable terminal each time. There was a problem.

On the other hand, an automatic ticket vending machine that can update the data of a non-contact IC card in a state where the non-contact IC card is put in a wallet has been proposed as a means to save such trouble (see Patent Document 1).
There has also been proposed a vending machine that communicates with a non-contact IC card in a state where the non-contact IC card is set in a portable terminal (see Patent Document 2).

JP-A-11-238147 JP 2000-20801 A

  However, portable terminals such as mobile phones have various shapes and circuit configurations, and the position where a non-contact communication medium such as a non-contact IC card is set varies depending on the model. , Could not cope with the difference between these models.

  Recently, mobile phones incorporating an IC chip for non-contact communication (hereinafter referred to as “non-contact IC chip” or “IC chip”) and an antenna for non-contact communication (hereinafter referred to as “antenna”) have been developed. Has been developed. In this mobile phone, the built-in non-contact IC chip and antenna have a function corresponding to a single non-contact IC card.

  Even in such a built-in type, the position of the antenna for non-contact communication varies depending on the manufacturer and model of the mobile phone. Specifically, recently, folding-type mobile phones have become mainstream, but it is conceivable to use one built in each side of the folding surface, for example, the back side of the main liquid crystal or one built in the battery pack side. .

  Due to the difference in built-in position, there is a difference in communication distance and the influence of the metal and parts of the mobile phone body on radio waves, making it difficult to send and receive data stably compared to a single contactless IC card. It has been difficult to practically use such portable terminals in the above-described automatic ticket vending machines and vending machines.

  The present invention proposes a data processing device capable of transmitting value data to a non-contact communication medium in a state where the non-contact communication medium is built in the mobile terminal regardless of the difference in the model of the mobile terminal, and improves convenience. For the purpose.

  The present invention is a value data processing apparatus comprising communication means for communicating data with a non-contact recording medium in a non-contact manner and control means for transmitting value data to be recorded on the non-contact recording medium by the communication means. A mounting unit capable of mounting a portable portable terminal that executes predetermined processing based on a user's operation in a state where the non-contact recording medium is built therein, and opening and closing the mounting unit. A communication confirmation process that includes opening / closing means for controlling whether or not the portable terminal can be placed or taken out, and that the control means communicates with the non-contact recording medium existing in the placement section by the communication means to confirm the communication availability. And a value data transmission process for transmitting value data to the non-contact recording medium by the communication means, and a closing process for closing the placement unit by the opening / closing means before at least the execution of the value data transmission process. Characterized in that it is a data processing apparatus that row.

  The non-contact recording medium is composed of a medium capable of recording data by non-contact data communication such as a non-contact IC tag or a non-contact IC card, or is not limited to a card shape and is composed of a non-contact IC chip and an antenna. be able to.

  The built-in can be configured by storing the non-contact recording medium integrally in a portable terminal or by storing the separate non-contact recording medium in a portable terminal.

The value data can be constituted by data indicating value such as amount data indicating amount or frequency data indicating frequency.
The opening / closing means can be constituted by a means for opening / closing such as a shutter, a cover, a lid, or a door that is opened / closed by an appropriate driving means. The opening / closing means may completely cover the mounting portion or may partially cover the mounting portion. In the case of partially covering, for example, the shutter and the cover may be configured to be half opened / closed instead of being fully opened / closed. Moreover, the thing of the grade which drives a rod-shaped thing and checks taking out from a mounting part may be sufficient.

The mounting portion is a portion on which the portable terminal can be placed, and can be formed in a predetermined shape such as a recess, a flat base, a vertical hole, or a horizontal hole.
The portable terminal can be a portable terminal such as a cellular phone or a PDA.

  The predetermined process includes a process for displaying a result of information processing based on a user input, a process for displaying data recorded in a non-contact recording medium, a call process for making a call with a remote telephone, etc. The process can be executed by the mobile terminal.

  With the above-described configuration, the portable terminal can be placed on the placement unit with the non-contact communication medium built in and communicate with the non-contact communication medium. At this time, after confirming whether or not communication is possible, the value data can be transmitted to the portable terminal through stable communication by closing the opening / closing means. Since confirmation of whether communication is possible or not is performed with the opening / closing means in an open state, if the placement position and orientation of the portable terminal are poor and communication is not possible at the time of confirmation, the portable terminal can be immediately replaced. Therefore, transmission of value data to the mobile terminal can be executed smoothly in a short time regardless of the difference between the mobile terminal models.

  As a mode of the present invention, when the normal communication cannot be performed by the communication confirmation process, the control means can execute the re-placement guidance process for guiding the re-positioning at the placement section by the guidance means.

  The guide means can be constituted by a display means such as a liquid crystal monitor or a CRT monitor that displays images and characters, or a sound output means such as a speaker that outputs sound.

  With the above configuration, when the mobile phone is placed in a position or orientation where communication with the mobile terminal is not possible, the user can guide the replacement, and can communicate with the mobile terminal by changing the mobile terminal.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the repositioning guidance process may be configured to perform guidance so that the front and back of the portable terminal are reversed.

  As a result, even if a non-contact recording medium is built in either the front or back side of the mobile device, if communication is not possible, it can be shown that communication is possible simply by reversing the front and back, and the user can use it smoothly. be able to.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the communication means are provided with different communication directions, the communication confirmation process is configured to be executable for each of the communication means, and the value data transmission process is performed as the communication confirmation process. It can be executed by the communication means that has been confirmed that communication is possible.

  For example, the plurality of communication means can be provided in a vertically opposed manner or a left and right opposed manner by setting the two communication means facing each other in a state of sandwiching the placement portion and setting the opposite communication directions. Alternatively, a plurality of communication units can be arranged around the placement unit so that the communication directions intersect.

  The communication means is mainly composed of an antenna and a communication control unit. However, only a plurality of antennas may be provided with different communication directions, and the communication control unit may be used in common.

  With the above-described configuration, even if communication with one communication unit is impossible, value data can be transmitted to a non-contact recording medium as long as communication with another communication unit is possible, so that the customer service time can be shortened.

  Note that the communication confirmation process can be executed for each communication means, but it is not always necessary to confirm with all communication means. For example, the communication confirmation processing may be performed in order until it can be confirmed that communication is possible, and the value data transmission processing may be executed by the communication means that has first confirmed that communication is possible.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing means is formed by a shutter member provided in the mounting portion and a driving means for opening / closing the shutter member, and includes a plurality of the communication means, and at least one of the communication means. Can be mounted on the shutter member, and the mounting position of the communication means can be set to a position where the communication direction is different from that of the other communication means in a state where the shutter member is closed.

The driving means can be constituted by means for moving a shutter member, such as a motor or a solenoid.
With the above-described configuration, it is possible to arrange the opening of the placement unit above, and the visibility and operability when placing and taking out the mobile terminal are improved, and a plurality of communication means are used for non-contact It is possible to reliably communicate with the recording medium.

  According to the present invention, the portable terminal can be placed on the mounting portion in a state where the non-contact communication medium is built in and communicate with the non-contact communication medium. In addition, it is possible to place a portable terminal containing a non-contact communication medium on the mounting portion of the data processing apparatus without being aware of the position of the antenna built in depending on the model of the portable terminal, thereby improving the operability of the data processing apparatus. be able to.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As a first embodiment, a type in which an IC card charging device has one antenna will be described.
First, the external configuration of the IC card charging device 1 will be described with reference to the perspective view shown in FIG.

  The IC card charging device 1 is formed to have a size such that the customer service surface is at the height of a normal person's chest when installed on a table. 19, a medium loading unit 23, a calling button 20, and a magnetic card reading slit 16 are provided.

  The LCD display unit 18 is formed of a liquid crystal display, and displays guidance for customer service operations.

  The push button 19 includes an amount selection button, an end button, a receipt issue button, and a cancel button, and allows an operation input by the user. The amount selection button has four types of 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen, and is configured so that each charge amount can be selected.

The push button 19 limits the handling denomination (depositable denomination) to one denomination (for example, 1,000 yen bill) so that the denomination unit (for example, 1,000 yen unit) can be charged. Thus, only one end button (amount charge button) for confirming the end of insertion may be provided.
In this case, in the case of the former corresponding to the four denominations, it is conceivable that the change can be released, whereas in the latter case corresponding to the one denomination, the change function can be omitted and the cost can be reduced.

  The medium placement unit 23 is a place where a non-contact IC card can be placed alone or a mobile device (such as a mobile phone or a PDA) with a built-in IC chip and antenna for non-contact communication can be placed. A space, for example, a space where a person who holds the mobile device can enter is formed.

  Note that the IC chip and the antenna built in the mobile device may be individually arranged, integrated in a card shape, or detachable from the mobile device as a single contactless IC card. It may be what is.

  Below the front face of the IC card charging device 1, there are provided a receipt issuing port 13 a for issuing a receipt such as a receipt, and a bill insertion port 12 a for inputting and discharging a bill.

  With the above configuration, the user places the mobile device on the medium placement unit 23, inserts the bill from the bill insertion slot 12a, operates the push button 19 according to the guidance of the LCD display unit 18, and incorporates the antenna built in the mobile device. The amount of money can be charged to the non-contact IC chip via.

  Next, the configuration of the medium placement unit 23 will be described with an enlarged right side sectional view shown in FIG.

  The medium placement unit 23 is a box-shaped space with a front opening, and a shutter 28a serving as a lid of the medium placement unit 23 by moving up and down in an opening (front opening part) into which a mobile device is inserted. It has.

  In this embodiment, a case where a mobile phone K is used as a mobile device having a size that can be held with one hand will be described. The mobile phone K includes an operation input unit such as a key button that allows an input operation, a voice input unit such as a microphone that allows a voice input, a voice output unit such as a speaker that performs a voice output, and an image or a character. Display means, communication means for wirelessly communicating with the base station to execute data communication or telephone call, and control means for controlling these, and for calling with remote telephones, the Internet, e-mail Processing such as transmission and reception can be executed.

  The shutter 28a is formed of a transparent or translucent member made of resin or the like so that the inside can be seen in a closed state.

  An entrance sensor 29 is provided in the vicinity of the shutter 28a to detect whether a mobile phone K or a human hand is in the vicinity of the medium placement unit. The inlet sensor 29 is a transmissive sensor.

  A shutter closing sensor 30 is provided below the shutter 28a. The shutter closing sensor 30 is a sensor for confirming that the shutter 28a is closed, and is configured by a reflective sensor or a mechanical switch.

  A medium detection sensor 26 for detecting whether or not a medium (such as a mobile phone K, PDA or a non-contact IC card alone with a non-contact IC medium C) is placed on the bottom surface portion of the medium placement unit 23. In addition, an antenna 25 that performs data communication with the non-contact IC medium C in a non-contact manner is provided. Note that the non-contact IC card may be placed on the medium placement unit 23 while being placed in a wallet or a regular case.

Note that the antenna 25 can communicate with the antenna 25 so that the entire space becomes a communicable region so that communication can be performed regardless of the position of the non-contact IC medium C in the space of the medium placement unit 23. The distance is set.
The medium detection sensor 26 is a reflection type sensor.

An LED 27 that emits light is provided on the back surface of the medium placement unit 23.
Note that the mobile phone K includes a non-contact IC medium C including an IC chip and an antenna, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 3A and the side view of FIG. .

  As described above, the non-contact IC medium C may be a non-contact IC medium C built in the mobile phone K, in which an IC chip and an antenna are individually arranged, or integrated in a card shape. Further, it may be one that can be attached to and detached from the mobile phone K as a single contactless IC card.

  The direction of the antenna of the non-contact IC medium C is such that the communication direction is the axial direction of the antenna coil so that communication can be performed by passing a magnetic field line from the front to the back of the portable terminal K or from the back to the front. Is formed.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to detect the placement of the mobile phone K, confirm that there is no human hand or the like in the medium placement section, close the shutter 28a, and communicate with the non-contact IC medium C by the antenna 25. it can.

Next, the configuration of the IC card charging device 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.
The IC card charging device 1 includes a host communication processing unit 11, a banknote processing unit 12, a receipt processing unit 13, a storage processing unit 14, a customer service operation display unit 17, a speaker / buzzer 21, a medium processing unit 24 connected to the control unit 15. And the clerk operation display unit 31.

  The upper communication processing unit 11 is a communication unit such as a LAN board, and is formed by a communication unit that communicates with an upper level device such as a server in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 15, and performs appropriate data communication such as transmission of charge information. Execute.

  The banknote processing unit 12 performs denomination determination and authenticity determination of the inserted banknotes according to the control signal of the control unit 15, and also executes banknote return processing as necessary. Instead of or in addition to the banknote processing unit 12, a coin processing unit that performs denomination and authenticity determination of coins may be provided. With these configurations, it is possible to provide a money handling unit corresponding to the unit of the charge amount.

  The receipt processing unit 13 is a printing unit such as a printer, and issues a receipt on which necessary information is printed in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 15.

  The storage processing unit 14 is a storage unit such as a hard disk or a memory, and executes data writing and reading according to a control signal from the control unit 15.

  The customer service operation display unit 17 includes an LCD display unit 18 (display unit) and a push button 19 (input unit). In accordance with the control signal of the control unit 15, the LCD display unit 18 displays an operation guidance screen and the like, and when the push button 19 is pressed, a press signal is input to the control unit 15.

  The customer service operation display unit 17 may be used as a staff operation display unit operated by a staff member, and the staff operation display unit 31 is provided on the rear surface of the main body of the IC card charging apparatus 1 separately from the customer service operation display unit 17. May be.

  The speaker / buzzer 21 is a sound generation means, and sounds voice guidance, a buzzer sound, etc. according to the control signal of the control unit 15.

  The medium processing unit 24 includes an antenna 25, a medium detection sensor 26, an LED 27, a shutter driving unit 28, and an entrance sensor 29. The medium processing unit 24 performs data communication with the non-contact IC medium C through the antenna 25 according to the control signal from the control unit 15, causes the LED 27 to emit light, drives the motor 28b, and opens and closes the shutter 28a. Detection signals detected by the medium detection sensor 26 and the inlet sensor 29 are transmitted to the control unit 15.

  Note that a communication control unit (not shown) is connected between the medium processing unit 24 and the antenna 25, and the communication control unit receives data from the non-contact IC medium C and the data via the antenna 25 according to an instruction from the control unit 15. Communicate.

  With the above configuration, the IC card charging device 1 can accept insertion of banknotes, guide operation to the user, allow user operation input, perform data communication with the non-contact IC medium C, and issue a receipt. it can.

  Next, the operation executed by the control unit 15 of the IC card charging device 1 will be described with reference to the processing flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, in the waiting state for customer service before the start of processing, as shown in (D) of the screen image explanatory diagram of FIG. 6, “Please place an IC card or mobile phone” on the LCD display unit 18 in white (normal color) And waits in a standby state until the mobile phone K is placed on the medium placement unit 23. At this time, the LED 27 is extinguished (turned off).

  The control unit 15 checks whether the medium is placed on the medium placement unit 23 by the medium detection sensor 26 (step n1).

  The step n1 is repeated until the presence of the medium can be detected (step n2: N). If the medium exists (step n2: Y), the communication with the antenna 25 is performed to check whether communication is possible (step n3).

  If normal communication is possible (step n4: Y), the entrance sensor 29 confirms that there is no obstacle (flow is omitted), and the motor 28b is driven to close the shutter 28a (step n5). At this time, when normal communication is confirmed, the LED 27 starts blinking in blue so that it can be visually recognized that it is operating and is operating normally.

  When an obstacle is detected by the entrance sensor 29, a message is displayed to prompt the user to remove the hand or the strap of the mobile phone or to confirm the placement state of the mobile phone or IC card. Guide by voice (flow omitted).

After a predetermined time, a sensor check is performed by the shutter closing sensor 30 (step n6), and if the closing of the shutter 28a is completed (step n7: Y), as shown in FIG. The cash input message is displayed in white (step n8).
At this time, based on the data read from the non-contact IC medium C, the remaining amount of the card is displayed in green (amount display color), and guidance on the termination method and the method of issuing the receipt is also displayed in white (normal color).

  At this point, the charge amount and input amount fields remain 0 yen or blank. The remaining amount after charging is displayed as 200 yen which is the same as the remaining amount of the card at this time.

  The control unit 15 accepts the insertion of cash in the banknote processing unit 12 (step n9), and waits until the end button (one of the push buttons 19) is pressed (step n10: N). In response to the insertion of the bill, the display in the inserted amount column in FIG.

  At the time of this cash insertion, only one denomination (for example, 1,000 yen) is accepted, and the entire amount of cash that has been input is accepted as a charge amount, but a plurality of denominations (for example, 1,000 yen bills, 5,000) (Yen bill, 10,000 yen bill, etc.) may be received and the charge amount may be selected by the push button 19.

  When the end button is pressed (step n10: Y), the control unit 15 performs a data transmission process for recording the balance after charging from the antenna 25 to the non-contact IC medium C (step n11).

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6F, the LCD display unit 18 displays that charging is in white. In addition, the charge amount and the post-charge amount are displayed. The charge amount is an input amount in the case of receiving one denomination, and an amount designated and selected by a button in the case of receiving a plurality of denominations. The post-charge amount is the sum of the remaining card amount and the charge amount. Note that forgetting to take a card / mobile phone (phone) is displayed in yellow (attention color) to call attention in advance.

  When charging is completed, as shown in (G) of the screen image explanatory diagram of FIG. 7, a charge end message is displayed on the LCD display unit 18 (step n12), and the motor 28b is driven to open the shutter 28a ( Step n13).

At this time, the charge end message is displayed in white as “Thank you”, and a message indicating that the medium has been forgotten is displayed in yellow.
At this time, if the charging is completed normally, the LED 27 is switched from blinking blue to blue lighting so that it can be visually confirmed whether the charging ends normally or abnormally.

  Although illustration is omitted, if charging is abnormally terminated, the LED 27 is switched from blinking blue to red, and the charging process is retried without opening the shutter 28a, and the shutter 28a is opened by retry over. , Display an error message and perform refund processing.

  The control unit 15 repeats the medium detection sensor 26 for checking whether or not there is a medium (step n14) until it is detected that there is no medium (step n15: N). If it is detected that there is no medium (step n15: Y), the LED 27 is extinguished and the process is terminated.

  Until it is detected that there is no medium, the message “forget to take card / carry” of the charge end message in FIG. 7G may be displayed blinking, or the speaker / buzzer 21 may warn.

If normal communication cannot be performed in step n4 (step n4: N), a guidance message for redoing the medium as a re-operation message 1 is displayed in red (warning color) as shown in FIG. Display (step n16).
At this time, since the shutter is not yet closed, the user can immediately replace the mobile phone K or a single IC card.

  At this time, the LED 27 is switched from the extinguished light to the red light and is lit to make it easier to visually recognize a communication error.

  The control unit 15 performs communication using the antenna 25 again to confirm whether communication is possible. If normal communication is possible (step n17: Y), the process proceeds to step n5. If normal communication is not possible (step n17: N), the process returns to step n1. .

If the shutter 28a is not completely closed in the step n7 (step n7: N), the motor 28b is driven to open the shutter 28a (step n19), and as shown in FIG. As an operation message 2, a message that guides that the shutter 28a (cover) is not closed and the medium is placed in the back is displayed in red (step n20), and the process returns to step n1.
Note that a message for confirming that the strap is caught may be displayed in the guidance.

  With the above operation, the user can easily charge the same by the same operation regardless of whether the non-contact IC medium C is incorporated (or stored) in the mobile phone K or is a single unit.

  Mobile devices such as mobile phones K have different configurations and built-in positions of the non-contact IC medium C depending on the model. Even if communication is not possible due to this difference, communication can be performed by requesting repositioning with the re-operation message 1. It can be repositioned in a possible position and orientation and reliably communicated and charged.

  The shutter 28a may be formed of a lattice-like or fence-like member, or may be a single rod-like member that makes it difficult to touch a mobile phone or an IC card during processing. Further, the shutter 28a may be configured by an opaque member so that the inside cannot be seen in the closed state. In the case of a configuration in which the inside cannot be seen in the closed state, it is preferable to reduce the power consumption by turning off the LED 27 during steps n8 to n12.

Further, the re-operation message 1 displayed in step n16 may be set as a guide requesting that the medium be reversed and placed as shown in the screen image diagram of FIG.
Here, the front and back of the mobile phone K are the top side in the side view of FIG. 3B and the bottom side is the back side.

  With this setting, it is possible to easily cope with the position where the non-contact IC medium C is built, particularly the position where the antenna is built, on either the front or back side depending on the type of mobile device such as the mobile phone K. That is, even if the communication is not normally performed once, the distance between the non-contact IC medium C and the antenna 25 is reduced or the position of the other component causing the communication failure by reversing the front and back. Communication is possible due to a change in the relationship or the like, and it is possible to cope with the difference in the built-in position of the non-contact IC medium C depending on the mobile device model.

Next, as a second embodiment, a type in which two IC card charging devices are provided will be described.
In this case, as shown in the enlarged right side sectional view of FIG. 9, the antenna 25 is also provided on the upper surface side (ceiling side) of the medium placement unit 23. In this embodiment, in order to distinguish the antenna 25, the antenna on the upper surface side is referred to as the upper antenna 25a, and the antenna on the lower surface side (bottom surface side) is referred to as the lower antenna 25b.

  The upper antenna 25a and the lower antenna 25b are configured such that the entire space becomes a communicable area so that communication can be performed regardless of the position of the medium placement unit 23 in the space where the non-contact IC medium C is located. The communicable distance is set in.

  Here, the upper antenna 25a and the lower antenna 25b are provided for the upper and lower objects with the communication directions facing each other, but may be provided for the upper and lower objects with the communication directions facing each other.

  The IC card charging apparatus 1 configured as described above connects the upper antenna 25a (antenna 1) and the lower antenna 25b (antenna 2) to the medium processing unit 24 as shown in the block diagram of FIG.

  Since the other components are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  With the above configuration, the IC card charging device 1 can charge the non-contact IC medium C if either the upper antenna 25a or the lower antenna 25b can communicate with the non-contact IC medium C.

  Next, the operation of the IC card charging device 1 will be described with reference to the processing flow chart shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, the medium detection check (step s1) by the medium detection sensor 26 is repeated until it can be detected that there is a medium (step s2: N). When the medium is detected (step s2: Y), communication is performed with the lower antenna 25b. The process is started (step s3).

If the lower antenna 25b is able to communicate normally (step s4: Y), the process proceeds to step s5.
When normal communication is not possible with the lower antenna 25b (step s4: N), communication processing is executed with the upper antenna 25a (step s16).

  If normal communication is achieved by this communication process (step s17: Y), the process proceeds to step s5. If normal communication is not possible (step s17: N), a guidance message ((H) in FIG. 7) for requesting media replacement is displayed in red as the re-operation message 1 (step S18), and the process returns to step s1. Then try again. At this time, since the shutter is not yet closed, the user can immediately replace the mobile phone K or a single IC card.

  Steps s5 to s15 and steps s19 to s20, which are other processes, are the same as the corresponding steps of steps n5 to n15 and steps n19 to n20 of the first embodiment described above, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  By the above operation, the plurality of antennas 25 can be switched in order until communication becomes possible, and confirmation by communication can be performed, and the two antennas 25 (25a, 25b) can be used effectively.

  As a result, if communication is possible with any one of the antennas 25, the charging process can be performed as it is, and the probability of requesting the user to replace the mobile phone or the IC card or turn the front and back is significantly reduced. Can be improved.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the medium placement unit 23 is formed as an open front, but may be formed in a box shape with an open top surface, or may be formed in a box shape with an open top surface on the front side.

  In this case, the medium is not inserted and placed in the lateral direction, but can be placed by being inserted downward or inserted obliquely downward. When the medium placement unit 23 is lower than the height of the line of sight, the lower insertion with the upper surface opened has better visibility than the lateral insertion with only the front opening. In addition, it is possible to prevent the user from dropping the medium because he / she did not put it properly.

Next, as a third embodiment, a type in which the IC card charging device is provided with two antennas and one of them is provided in the shutter 28a will be described.
In this case, as shown in the explanatory view of the right side enlarged sectional view of FIG. 12, a lower antenna 25b is provided on the lower side of the medium placement unit 23, and an upper antenna is provided on the shutter 28a of the medium placement unit 23. 25a.

  Note that the upper antenna 25a and the lower antenna 25b can communicate with each other when the shutter is closed so that communication can be performed regardless of the position of the medium placement unit 23 in the space of the non-contact IC medium C. The communicable distance is set so that

  The shutter 28a is rotated by the driving force of the motor 28b (FIG. 10) from the open state shown in (J) of FIG. 12, and shifts to the closed state shown in (K).

  The other components are the same as those in the above-described second embodiment, and therefore the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  With the above configuration, the opening of the medium loading portion 23 is formed to be larger by opening the front and upper surfaces to make it easier to place the mobile phone K, and when the shutter 28a is closed, the upper antenna 25a is also used for contactless IC from above. Communication with the medium C becomes possible.

  Next, the operation executed by the control unit 15 of the IC card charging device 1 will be described with reference to the processing flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, as shown in (D) of the screen image explanatory diagram of FIG. 6, “Please place an IC card or a mobile phone” is displayed in white on the LCD display unit 18 in the waiting for customer service state before processing starts. It waits in a standby state until the mobile phone K is placed on the medium placement unit 23. At this time, the LED 27 is extinguished (turned off).

  The control unit 15 checks whether a medium such as a mobile phone or an IC card is placed on the medium placement unit 23 by the medium detection sensor 26 (step p1).

  Step p1 is repeated until the presence of the medium can be detected (step p2: N). If the medium exists (step p2: Y), the motor 28b is driven to close the shutter 28a (step p3).

  A sensor check is performed by the shutter closing sensor 30 after a certain time (step p4), and if the closing of the shutter 28a is completed (step p5: Y), communication is performed by the lower antenna 25b (antenna 2) to determine whether or not communication is possible. Confirm (step p6).

  If normal communication is possible (step p7: Y), the LED 27 starts blinking in blue so that it can be visually confirmed that it is operating and is in normal operation. As shown, the cash insertion message is displayed in white on the LCD display unit 18 (step p8).

At this time, based on the data read from the non-contact IC medium C, the remaining amount of the card is displayed in green, and guidance on the termination method and the method of issuing the receipt is also displayed in white.
At this point, the charge amount and input amount fields remain 0 yen or blank. The remaining amount after charging is displayed as 200 yen which is the same as the remaining amount of the card at this time.

  The control unit 15 accepts the insertion of cash in the banknote processing unit 12 (step p9), and waits until the end button (one of the push buttons 19) is pressed (step p10: N). In response to the insertion of the bill, the display in the inserted amount column in FIG.

  When the end button is pressed (step p10: Y), the control unit 15 performs a charge process by executing a data transmission process for recording the post-charge balance on the non-contact IC medium C by the antenna 25 (step p11).

At this time, if communication is possible in step p6, the lower antenna 25b (antenna 2) is used, and if communication is possible in step p18 described later, the upper antenna 25a (antenna 1) is used.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 6F, the LCD display unit 18 displays white characters indicating that charging is in progress. In addition, the charge amount and the post-charge amount are displayed.

  The charge amount is an input amount in the case of receiving one denomination, and an amount designated and selected by a button in the case of receiving a plurality of denominations. The post-charge amount is the sum of the remaining card amount and the charge amount. In addition, the yellow letters of warnings forgetting to take cards and mobile phones (telephones) are displayed to call attention in advance.

  When charging is completed, as shown in (G) of the screen image explanatory diagram of FIG. 7, a charge completion message is displayed on the LCD display unit 18 (step p12), and the motor 28b is driven to open the shutter 28a. (Step p13). At this time, the charge end message is displayed in white as “Thank you”, and a message indicating that the medium has been forgotten is displayed in yellow.

At this time, if the charging is completed normally, the LED 27 is switched from blinking blue to blue lighting so that it can be visually confirmed whether the charging ends normally or abnormally.
Although illustration is omitted, if charging is abnormally terminated, the LED 27 is switched from blinking blue to red, and the charging process is retried without opening the shutter 28a, and the shutter 28a is opened by retry over. , Display an error message and perform refund processing.

  The control unit 15 repeats the medium detection sensor 26 for checking whether or not there is a medium (step p14) until it detects that there is no medium (step p15: N). If it is detected that there is no medium (step p15: Y), the LED 27 is extinguished and the process is terminated.

  Until it is detected that there is no medium, the message “forget to take card / carry” of the charge end message in FIG. 7G may be displayed blinking, or the speaker / buzzer 21 may warn.

  If the shutter 28a is not completely closed in step p5 (step p5: N), the motor 28b is driven to open the shutter 28a (step p16), and as shown in FIG. As a re-operation message 2, a message for guiding the shutter 28a (cover) not closing and placing the medium all the way back is displayed in red (step p17), and the process returns to step p1.

  If normal communication is not possible in step p7 (step p7: N), it is confirmed whether communication is possible with the upper antenna 25a provided in the shutter 28a (step p18). If normal communication is possible (step p19: Y), step Proceeding to p8, if normal communication is not possible (step p19: N), the shutter 28a is opened by driving the motor 28b (step p20).

  As shown in FIG. 7 (H), the control unit 15 displays a guidance message for requesting media replacement in red as the re-operation message 1 (step p21), and returns to step p1 to start again.

  At this time, the LED 27 is switched from the extinguished light to the red light and is lit to make it easier to visually recognize a communication error.

  With the above operation, the user can easily charge the same operation regardless of whether the non-contact IC medium C is built in the mobile phone K or is a single unit.

  The medium placement unit 23 has a large opening and is easy to place a medium, and can be charged if communication is possible with either the upper antenna 25a or the lower antenna 25b. Therefore, the medium placement unit 23 is highly convenient and improves user satisfaction. Can do.

  In each of the above embodiments, the mobile phone K has been described with the figure placed on the medium placement unit 23 in the vertical direction. However, since the medium placement unit 23 has a sufficient space, it is horizontally oriented. It can also be placed in any orientation, such as 90 ° rotated sideways or diagonally.

  Accordingly, the user can place the user in an easy-to-replace direction, and when the user is required to reposition, the user can change the repositioning direction and position sufficiently.

  Further, although the LED 27 is provided on the back side of the medium placement unit 23, the LED 27 may be provided on the bottom surface of the medium placement unit 23. In this case, it is possible to confirm the light emission of the LED 27 from above, and even a tall user can easily confirm the light emission of the LED 27.

  In the maintenance of the IC card charging device 1, the push button 19 allows the clerk to operate and displays the necessary display on the LCD display unit 18, but the clerk operation display unit is a separate clerk. There may be provided a push button and a clerk LCD display.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The data processing device of the present invention corresponds to the IC card charging device 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The control means corresponds to the control unit 15,
The guiding means corresponds to the LCD display unit 18,
The placement unit corresponds to the medium placement unit 23,
The communication means corresponds to the antenna 25, the upper antenna 25a, and the lower antenna 25b.
The driving means corresponds to the motor 28b,
The opening / closing means corresponds to the motor 28b and the shutter 28a,
The shutter member corresponds to the shutter 28a,
The non-contact recording medium corresponds to the non-contact IC medium C,
The communication confirmation process corresponds to steps n3 to n4, s3 to s4, s16 to s17, p6 to p7, p18 to p19,
The closing process corresponds to steps n5, s5, p3,
Value data transmission processing corresponds to steps n11, s11, and p11,
Reposition guidance processing corresponds to steps n16, s18, and p21,
Value data corresponds to monetary data,
The predetermined process corresponds to a process such as a telephone call with a remote telephone, the Internet, and transmission / reception of an e-mail.
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of an IC card charge apparatus. The right side expanded sectional view which shows the structure of a medium mounting part. Explanatory drawing of the mobile phone incorporating the non-contact IC medium. The block diagram which shows the structure of an IC card charge apparatus. The processing flowchart which shows operation | movement of an IC card charge apparatus. Explanatory drawing of a screen image. Explanatory drawing of a screen image. Explanatory drawing of a screen image. FIG. 6 is an enlarged right side cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a medium placement unit according to a second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an IC card charging device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a process flow diagram illustrating the operation of the IC card charging device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is an enlarged right side cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a medium placement unit according to a third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a process flow diagram illustrating the operation of the IC card charging device according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... IC card charging device 15 ... Control part 18 ... LCD display part 23 ... Medium mounting part 25 ... Antenna 25a ... Upper antenna 25b ... Lower antenna 28a ... Shutter 28b ... Motor C ... Non-contact IC medium K ... Mobile phone

Claims (5)

A value data processing apparatus comprising: a communication unit that performs non-contact data communication with a non-contact recording medium; and a control unit that transmits value data to be recorded on the non-contact recording medium by the communication unit,
A mounting unit capable of mounting a portable portable terminal that executes predetermined processing based on a user's operation in a state where the non-contact recording medium is built therein;
An opening / closing means for opening / closing the mounting portion to control whether the mobile terminal can be placed or taken out;
By the control means,
A communication confirmation process for confirming whether communication is possible by communicating with the non-contact recording medium present in the placement unit by the communication unit;
Value data transmission processing for transmitting value data to the non-contact recording medium by the communication means;
A data processing apparatus that executes at least a closing process for closing the placement unit by the opening / closing means before executing the value data transmission process. By the control means,
2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when normal communication cannot be performed in the communication confirmation process, the repositioning guidance process for guiding the repositioning at the placement unit by the guidance unit is executed. The repositioning guidance process
The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the guidance is performed so that the front and back sides of the portable terminal are reversed. A plurality of the communication means provided with different communication directions,
The communication confirmation process is configured to be executable for each of the communication means,
The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the value data transmission process is executed by a communication means that has been confirmed to be communicable by the communication confirmation process. The opening / closing means is formed by a shutter member provided in the mounting portion and a driving means for opening / closing the shutter member,
A plurality of communication means;
2. At least one of the communication means is attached to the shutter member, and the attachment position of the communication means is set to a position where the communication direction is different from other communication means in a state where the shutter member is closed. 2. A data processing apparatus according to 2 or 3.

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